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Directory of open access journals
Directory of open access journals: The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals ... From
Open Artifact on September 14, 2004 at 9:00 p.m..
Graeme Daniel
Civics, also known as Citizenship Education, has often been seen as something of a Cinderella among subjects in schools - a Good Thing in principle, but boring in practice; unchallenging for teachers, and uninspiring for students; a pursuit most suited to beginning teachers. From
wwwtools on September 14, 2004 at 8:59 p.m..
Schlock locks
In Thief: Deadly Shadows, one of the Keepers' proverbs is, "You may have found the lock, but do not assume yours is the only key." So it's kind of amusing in a shaudenfreudeish way to discover that most Kryptonite bike locks, the Cadillacs of U-shaped bike locks, can be opened with the end of a Bic ballpoint pen. The circumference of the Bic matches that of the circular keyhole. I sorta wish I learned this five years ago; I wouldn't have to resort to cutting my rusted-out bike lock with a dremel. We've also learned that Kensington computer locks can be picked open with a pa From
silentblue | Quantified on September 14, 2004 at 8:57 p.m..
"What do You Need?"
Two kind of interesting conversations about blogs at my school, one last night at a mini board of ed meeting and another with the English supervisor this morning. Both of them have me thinking about where to go with all of this. Last night I was invited to show a sub committee of the board of ed the
stream from the NECC keynote in June along with the
most excellent video on blogging that Intel did at our school. It sparked a pretty interesting discussion about the scope of our Weblog use here From
weblogged News on September 14, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..
Web Collaborator
Lucas Carlson has developed a blog-wiki combo tool called
Web Collaborator that teachers looking for a collaborative writing tool might want to consider. It has a variety of editorial functions, and you can invite groups to participate or keep it open. I haven't had time to dive into it very far, but it looks pretty intruiging. If you get a chance and have some opinions, leave some impressions here. From
weblogged News on September 14, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..
Telework a key component of OPM emergency guidelines
From the article: OPM issues guidelines for emergencies Helping managers stay in control By Judi Hasson (Federal Computer Week, Sept. 13, 2004)... my emphasis added... '...The newest OPM directive is intended to make sure federal managers work with employees to prepare for a potential emergency &#1... From
Kolabora.com on September 14, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Curriculum development project
I just received a request for a curriculum design project. I think these folks are really asking for an instructional designer, but just don't know what to call it. Read on if you're looking for something that sounds like a... From
Rick's Café Canadien on September 14, 2004 at 6:56 p.m..
"An unparalleled assault on the principle of open government"
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has released a comprehensive report,
Secrecy in the Bush Administration.. The report has three parts, (1) Laws that Provide Public Access to Federal Record, (2) Laws that Restrict Access to Public Records, and (3) Congressional Access to Information. Excerpt: "This review of the nation's open government laws reveals that the Bush Administration has systematically sought to limit disclosure of government records while expanding its authority to operate in secret. Through legislativ From
Open Access News on September 14, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..
A Game Boy for $200?
A preview page at Walmart.com reveals expected pricing and availability for Nintendo's DS handheld game player. From
CNET News.com on September 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Maverick eLearning Place
"The Maverick eLearning Place provides innovative, cost-effective Beates-themed on-line learning courses for both individual learners and organisations. By using the analogy of the Beatles phenomenon as a source and inspiration in this way, it offers a suite of learning courses that provide lessons from the Fab Four's anthology that can help us to live better lives and maximise our potential." Maverick eLearning Place The course "All you need is success" is designed to help you achieve a greater degree of success in your working life and personal life. It uses the analogy of The Beatles a From
What's New at the e-Learning Centre on September 14, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..
SeoBlog
"Free blog hosting service featuring search engine friendly URLs, multiple authors and multilingual support, pre-installed scripts and templates" SeoBlog "Get your free blog up and running, in less than a minute! NO popups, NO popunders, NO hidden costs! " Listed on Blogging tools... From
What's New at the e-Learning Centre on September 14, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..
Using Microsoft Word like a pro: Part 5
"One of the nicer functions of Microsoft Word is the ability to create documents containing spaces for student input, whether the students need to input open-ended text, use a series of check boxes, or select from a drop-down list. Turning on a toolbar called "Forms" enables this ability." Using Microsoft Word like a pro: Part 5 "Learn how to use text fields, checkboxes, and drop-down menus from the Forms Toolbar to create more impressive documents." Listed on Using Word... From
What's New at the e-Learning Centre on September 14, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..
How Americans use instant messaging
"2004 Pew Internet & American Life surveys reveal that more than four in ten online Americans instant message (IM). That reflects about 53 million American adults who use instant messaging programs. About 11 million of them IM at work and they are becoming fond of its capacity to encourage productivity and interoffice cooperation." Pew Internet & American Life Project, September 2004 How Americans use instant messaging "Instant messengers utilize IM not only as a way to expand and remain connected their social circle, but also as a form of self-expression, through use of customized away messag From
What's New at the e-Learning Centre on September 14, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..
Open access journals
Directory of open access journals
Directory of open access journals is hosted by the University of Lund (Sweden) library and lists academic journals that have an open access policy. This means that they do not charge for subscription, and they do have to meet academic criteria of peer review. Academic journal publishing is big business. But weird. Academics traditionally write material for free, review it for free, then pay a lot of money for the publication. . As academics we provide most of the intellectual property (for free) From
Seblogging News on September 14, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..
Mozilla Does RSS
The Mozilla organization has just released a new update of the Mozilla Thunderbird browser which integrates a full blog/RSS reader/aggregator along with a number of new features. Mozilla Thunderbird is the flagship edition of the Mozilla browser which integrates a... From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 14, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..
All Rights Reserved (OR: Why Stealing My Content is Stupid)
By vocation and inclination, I'm primarily a writer. As such, respect for copyright is virtually encoded in my DNA. No writer could make a living, or probably even make a name for herself, if she couldn't exercise basic control over her work – and get the credit for it. This is why in my copyright notice for CONTENTIOUS I clearly specify that I have reserved all rights. My writing is my intellectual property. How it gets used is up to me... (NOTE: This is one half of a cross-blog series. For the "Some Rights Reserved" perspective, see my article for a link to the companion piec From
Contentious Weblog on September 14, 2004 at 4:58 p.m..
Youngscot.org
Welcome to Young Scot's new multi-cultural/anti-racism site. The reason we have introduced this new site is to let you know about the One Scotland. Many Cultures Campaign organised by the Scottish Executive to tackle and stamp out racism in Scotland... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on September 14, 2004 at 4:58 p.m..
Chat Guide
This guide contains everything you need to run lessons on chat safety for 8-10 and 11-16 year olds, in two separate Teachers Packs. The lessons have been created by teachers and Internet safety experts. BBC - ChatGuide - Teacher's Guide... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on September 14, 2004 at 4:58 p.m..
Skype me!
Oh, look what Rob Wall found and sent to me. http://www.skype.com Skype is a free voice chat program/protocol that is reputed to be of very good quality. Voice chat with other skype users is free, and skype can even connect... From
Rick's Café Canadien on September 14, 2004 at 4:57 p.m..
Searching publicly accessible government info
Jason Miller,
Feds set plan to make data easier to find, Government Computer News, September 14, 2004. Excerpt: "Agencies have long set their own practices for presenting information to the public, but now the Office of Management and Budget wants everyone to get on the same page. The OMB-led Interagency Committee on Government Information is developing guidelines on how to organize, classify and present data to the public, either on the Web or through other electronic libraries....The E-Government Act of 2002 mandated t From
Open Access News on September 14, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
On the chemistry preprint server
The Chemweb.com page directs would-be visitors of the Chemistry Preprint Server to a new site, the
Preprint Archive, which includes Elsevier's mathematics and computer science preprints as well as the CPS. Registration is required. Further down the page, however, one finds this notice: Despite their wide readership, the Chemistry, Maths and Computer Science research communities did not contribute articles or online comments to the Preprint service in sufficient numbers to justify further development. Consequently o From
Open Access News on September 14, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
Firefox heats up
roundup Mozilla aims for 1 million downloads of its open-source browser in the next 10 days. Also: Common ground for Linux backers. From
CNET News.com on September 14, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
overstated: Weblogs and authority
In the Overstated weblog (great name, by the way), Cameron Marlow
suggests that blogrolls are proxies for popularity while links directly from a blog post to a permalink of another blog are proxies for influence. For example, slashdot is popular in blogrolls but Joi Ito is popular to link to… From
e-Literate on September 14, 2004 at 4:05 p.m..
PVR on a chip
TiVo should take solace in the fact that it invented a new product category, the personal video recorder. What it should worry about is how quickly it has gone from being a stand alone device to becoming a tack-on feature in other purpose devices. And if you though that was enough,
wait for this new chip from ATI to hit the market. ATI's new Theater 550 Pro does audio and video decoding on the same silicon - a first for the Theater family - which ensures audio and video remain in full synchronisation. The 12- From
unmediated on September 14, 2004 at 4:01 p.m..
P2P File Sharing Coming To Cellphones
New Scientist
has an article about Nokia's recent work on Peer-to-Peer sharing over cell phone networks. Lorant Farkas and colleagues, at the Nokia Research Center in Budapest, Hungary, have adapted the peer-to-peer (P2P) schemes used by internet users to share files and tested them on their 6600 model cellphones.Computers connected to a P2P network act as both client and server and also relay messages to neighbouring computers, removing the need for a centralised server. Popular inter From
unmediated on September 14, 2004 at 4:01 p.m..
SMS Landline Box
A plug in box enables a PC to be used to send and receive SMS from BT landlines in the UK, reports
160characters.org. "Designed and manufactured in the UK,
Z-text takes advantage of the recent launch of landline SMS by BT. Z-text enables any standalone PC to send and receive SMS messages to and from a phone, whether mobile or landl From
unmediated on September 14, 2004 at 4:01 p.m..
Developing nations CC licence
Creative Commons has launched yesterday a
new standalone license, dubbed
Developing Nations. This attribution-only license applies within developing nationsand can be used in a few ways: - it can be combined with something currently licensed under a more restrictive license, so that your photographs could be protected from commercial use in the United States, but if it also carried a Developing Nations license, those same photos coul From
unmediated on September 14, 2004 at 4:01 p.m..
Shared Spaces Briefing, Sep 15
Today's highlights: Plaxo Partnerships; Vodafone VPA III; IMlogic IM Detector Pro; Microsoft and Polycom; Plaxo announced partnerships with new companies, who will use the Plaxo toolset for synchronization of address book data. One of the new partners is ColSpace, a... From
Kolabora.com on September 14, 2004 at 3:59 p.m..
Saudi site blocking
At the Berkman Center this afternoon, the lunch-time topic was countries that block access to particular sites. We heard about the Berkman's study of Saudi Arabia's practices. Jonathan Zittrain helped start the project when he realized that many people assume that if you could overcome the economic obstacles to global access, everyone would magically be on line. But even when the connection is there, countries are imposing limitations on what can be accessed. The project checks what's being filtered by the local ISPs. The study began in 2000 and is being done in conjunction with From
Joho the Blog on September 14, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..
Hungarian humor
Pestiside is a blog by an American living in Hungary. Talk about snarky. And talk about funny. I believe, in fact, that this is what's known as a wickedly funny site. (Thanks, Ethan, for the link.)... From
Joho the Blog on September 14, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..
Pew: How Americans Use Instant Messaging
The lastest from the good folks at the Pew Internet & American Life Project is
How Americans Use Instant Messaging by Eulynn Shiu and Amanda Lenhart. From the executive summary: “The 2004 Pew Internet & American Life surveys reveal that more than four in ten online Americans instant message (IM). That reflects about 53 million American adults who use instant messaging programs. About 11 million of them IM at work and they are becoming fond of its capacity to encour From
unmediated on September 14, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..
The WB premieres another TV show online
First it was Jack & Bobby on AOL, now The WB is premiering The Mountain on Tribune's WB affiliate
websites. The commercial-free episode of Jack & Bobby
was viewed in part or in full 700,000 times in a one-week period on AOL -- and 90% of people surveyed on AOL said they're very likely to watch future episodes on The WB. That's smart marketing. But...
unmediated on September 14, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..
Down With the Barriers
I'm continuing this week with calling out tidbits from Poynter's new
Eyetrack III study. Here's an important one for news sites' advertisers: We noticed that banner ads often were not seen (that is, test subjects' eyes did not fixate on them for even a fraction of a second) when there was a "barrier" next to them.By barrier, I mean a rule or white space. The researchers noticed that when there was such a barrier placed between editorial content and an adjacent ad, fixations on the ad were lower compared to From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 14, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..
Geschichtswissenschaft und die Archive
Veranstalter: Landesarchiv NRW Staatsarchiv Münster Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Münster Datum, Ort: 05.10.2004, Westfälischen Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Deadline: 01.10.2004 Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft hat 2002 eine Arbeitsgruppe „Informationsmanagement der Archive“ eingesetzt, um Perspektiven für zukünftige Arbeitsfelder und Strategien zu eröffnen. Dabei wurden Schnittstellen der Archive zu Nachbardisziplinen, zu Bibliotheken und Museen, vor allem zu ihren wichtigsten „Kunden From
Archivalia on September 14, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..
From geek to chef
This past May, when I decided to go on sabbatical I wrote that I needed a break because: I had no perspective on anything, I was so deep into my world of weblogs and tech that I didn't have much sense of what was going on outside of my geek circles... I've been burning my candle at both ends for years now, and decided it was time to stop. Emotionally I was drained. Physically I was drained. But that wasn't the full truth of it, because there was something I'd been feeling that I wasn't quite able to admit. It's taken me several months of time away from computers From
megnut on September 14, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Two geek in the kitchen stories
One of my first tasks last night was prepping the shrimp for a dish we do called "Javanese Fried Rice." Around the kitchen though, everyone refers to it as, "Javi." I mixed the shrimp in the marinade, and then Ben told me to cover it, label it, and put it in the walk-in. With my black marker I wrote, "Java Shrimp, 9/13." Later in the evening, as dessert orders were coming in, a ticket printed out that said: Single scoop!Toffee chips Erin grabbed the toffee chips off the shelf and handed them to me to put on the scoop of vanilla ice cream. It took me more than a moment to realize that what I From
megnut on September 14, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Spokane Paper Turns to Blogs for Election Coverage
The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, is making weblogs a centerpiece of its election coverage, with a special "
Searching for Democracy" section that features two staff members and six citizens doing campaign-related blogs.The emphasis is on getting the perspective of ordinary people on campaign issues, especially young people. One of the bloggers is a junior in high school, another is a recent college graduate.The Spokesman-Review and its managing editor for online, Ken Sands, have reall From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 14, 2004 at 1:59 p.m..
The L.A. Times Misses an Opportunity
The Los Angeles Times is apparently getting a lot of negative reader reaction to space (and coverage) cutbacks in the sports section of its print edition. A
memo from sports editor Bill Dwyre on the subject was published in L.A. Observed.What's interesting to me is what's not in the memo: any suggestion that the features dropped from the print edition be continued on the
newspaper's website.Dwyre is telling reporters, for instanc From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 14, 2004 at 1:59 p.m..
How using (or not) a particular technology influences content of a weblog and social dynamics around it
This is slightly edited piece of the paper on how using (or not) a particular technology influences content of a weblog and, as a result, social dynamics around it. One of the ways to identify if there is a connection between two weblog authors would be to analyse blogrolls or link sidebars. Does link in a blogroll indicate a connection between bloggers? Not necessarily. First, links in a weblog text could indicate a connection between bloggers as well and including them into the analysis gives totally
different From Mathemagenic on September 14, 2004 at 1:54 p.m..
Proxim and Symbol make nice
The two companies reach a settlement and sign a cross-licensing agreement, ending years of litigation over patent infringement. From
CNET News.com on September 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
N. Korean Blast: Story Cloud Obscures Mushroom Cloud
On September 9, a mysterious blast in North Korea sent a huge mushroom cloud hurtling above the landscape -- and shock waves of concern around the globe. Was North Korea finally demonstrating nuclear weapons capability? Was this a warning to its neighbors and the rest of the world?As it turns out, this blast probably was not nuclear. I say that with a fair amount of confidence not after reviewing dozens of articles about the blast from many major news organizations, but rather after
reading the New Scientist. From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 14, 2004 at 12:59 p.m..
Newspapers Catching Up on Auctions
Besides beefing up their classified ad sites to meet the challenge of outfits like
Monster.com, some newspapers also are sponsoring online auctions to take on the potentially even greater threat to classifieds from
eBay.The Contra Costa Times, a Knight Ridder paper in the San Francisco Bay Area, this week launched the "
Big Big Auction" that features 450 products and services from more than 300 local businesses and organiz From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 14, 2004 at 12:59 p.m..
Una de premios
Ya está visible el sitio web oficial de los premios BOBs - Best Of The Blogs que convoca la Deutsche Welle. Hay una nota de prensa y feed RSS en español. Las nominaciones podrán presentarse desde el 17 de septiembre... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 14, 2004 at 12:55 p.m..
Simulating publishing history 1800-2100 under different access policies
Terrence A. Maxwell,
Is copyright necessary? First Monday, September 2004. Abstract: "Copyright is a legal mechanism for promotion of useful knowledge. However, it is not the only means society could use to encourage information dissemination, and several alternative models have been suggested over the last 200 years. This article provides the results of a dynamic simulation of the publishing industry in the United States from 1800 to 2100, and tests the impact of different protection schemes on the development of authorship, the From
Open Access News on September 14, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..
Commentary on OA to drug trials
Merrill Goozner,
Registering Clinical Trials Doesn't Go Far Enough, GoozNews, September 12, 2004. Excerpt: As long as the drug industry is sponsoring and conducting clinical trials, it's not likely that the public will ever get straight information about the usefulness of drugs. Before the 1980s, independent academic investigators conducted most clinical trials. Today, industry funds nearly two-thirds of all trials. The physicians who enroll patients in these trials not only get financial support for the tests, b From
Open Access News on September 14, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..
Writing Skills Neglected
The National Commission on Writing has released an important study today of the role of writing skills (and needs) in the American workplace: "Writing: A Ticket to Work . . . Or a Ticket Out, A Survey of Business Leaders". The whole .pdf file of the report is worth saving... From
PEDABLOGUE on September 14, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..
Internationale Konferenz zum Thema e-learning?
Hallihallo an alle Freunde der digitalen Möglichkeiten, Ich bin gerade am Durchstöbern im Internet, was in der nächsten Zeit so los ist in der Region, e-learning Veranstaltungen betreffend. Da bin ich auf eine Konferenz gestoßen, die am 5. Oktober in Karlsruhe stattfinden soll. Es geht wohl um eine Zusammenkunft aus Deutschland, Holland und Großbritannien, bei der sich lauter Kenner und Könner aus der e-learning Ecke treffen und zusammentragen, wie e-learning in ihrem „Heimatland“ funktioniert. Hat auch was mit der EU zu tun, das Ganze w From
BildungsBlog on September 14, 2004 at 11:53 a.m..
Internationale Konferenz zum Thema e-learning?
Hallihallo an alle Freunde der digitalen Möglichkeiten, Ich bin gerade am Durchstöbern im Internet, was in der nächsten Zeit so los ist in der Region, e-learning Veranstaltungen betreffend. Da bin ich auf eine Konferenz gestoßen, die am 5. Oktober in Karlsruhe stattfinden soll. Es geht wohl um eine Zusammenkunft aus Deutschland, Holland und Großbritannien, bei der sich lauter Kenner und Könner aus der e-learning Ecke treffen und zusammentragen, wie e-learning in ihrem „Heimatland“ funktioniert. Hat auch was mit der EU zu tun, das Ganze w From
BildungsBlog on September 14, 2004 at 11:53 a.m..
Doing the impossible
It's funny how circumstances can change your perception of what's possible. A few months ago, key Microsoft architects were telling me that it would be impossible to decouple the Avalon presentation subsystem from the Longhorn OS. Now they're huddling in conference rooms trying to figure out how to do just that. It makes me wonder what else might turn out to be possible after all. ... Here's an interesting footnote to the WinFS news: According to John Montgomery, director of product management for the developer division at M From
Jon's Radio on September 14, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..
"Using Technology to Improve International Study": call for registration
The October "Using Technology to Improve International Study" conference at Hampshire College is accepting registrations. Important note: due to technical difficulties, anyone who registered last week needs to contact the conference organizers by e-mail to re-register. STUDY ABROAD CONFERENCE Foreign... From
MANE IT Network on September 14, 2004 at 11:02 a.m..
Highwire in China
Highwire journals are now available in China through a locally-hosted broadband connection authorized by the Chinese government. The local host means that Chinese users now avoid charges for visiting foreign web sites. The same Highwire content that is free to users outside China is free to users inside China. For more details, see last month's
press release. From
Open Access News on September 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Meaningless but semantic
At a session at foo camp, I went through the tentative chapter outlines of the book I'm plotting. My aim was to ruthlessly use the attendees, getting them to tell me where I'm going wrong and what I should be writing about. And it worked: They poked at the ideas and pointed me in many helpful directions. Thanks, y'all! And it just keeps going: I've been getting incredibly generous email with yet more information and ideas. For example, one came today from Angela Hey chockablock with examples. She writes about some initiatives that have struggled over how human-readable meta From
Joho the Blog on September 14, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
Keep the bird burning
Shelley needs some coins in her tips jar. I can't imagine the blogosphere without her strong voice...... From
Joho the Blog on September 14, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
Weblog as a pen
A piece I guess I have to cut out from a paper I'm trying to finish: Weblogs serve many purposes. Like a pen could be used to write a diary, a novel, a letter to a friend, or just a shopping list pinned to a fridge door, weblogging tools can be used in a variety of ways. For instance, they can provide a venue for self-expression, serve as a community space or be used to publish formal corporate news. That was my reaction on the whole "weblog as a genre" discussion. Do you study "pen as a genre"? See a From
Mathemagenic on September 14, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..
The world in your palm
New CDMA-GSM phones are hitting the market. Are they a niche device for business travelers or a bombshell set to rattle the wireless industry? From
CNET News.com on September 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Wired for security
McAfee CEO George Samenuk looks beyond PCs to stave off marauding viruses in new areas, including 3G phones. From
CNET News.com on September 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
RSS in the Government
News about how RSS is being used by international, federal, state, and local governments. The site contains a number of government resources for citizens and the rss feeds associated with them. From
RSS Blog on September 14, 2004 at 8:06 a.m..
Nuclear Test in North Korea?
On September 11, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported a huge blast and a 2.5 mile diameter mushroom cloud in North Korea 6 miles southwest of Yongjori Missile Base...on Thursday. From
kuro5hin.org on September 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
What Steve Wozniak Learned From Failure
An
excerpt from Juice: The Creative Fuel that Drives World-Class Inventors "But there are different kinds of failure. Sometimes, failure tells you to give up and do something else entirely. Other times, it tells you to try a different approach, a new route to the top of the mountain. Or it may tell you to make a detour. Sometimes, it tells you that you need help. Sometimes, it doesn't seem to tell you anything." From
elearningpost on September 14, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..
Nevada's Seamless E-Vote
The success of last week's primary election using touch-screen voting machines heartens officials in other states, where e-voting has been problematic. Still, the Silver State may be in a unique situation. From
Wired News on September 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Of Mice and Biometrics
Microsoft's new keyboard features a fingerprint reader that should have been a handy gizmo. But its price and its unfriendly attitude toward non-Microsoft browsers disappoint. Melissa Kruse reviews the Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader. From
Wired News on September 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Satellite Service Battles Lag
Satellite internet service providers are often the only alternative to dialup in far-flung areas. The battle with latency still rages, although companies are making gains in upload speeds. By Elliot Borin. From
Wired News on September 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Geeks Code for the Gold
Competitors are still going at it in Athens, but this time the teams are trying to write the most elegant code. By Michelle Delio. From
Wired News on September 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Aural Heaven: IPod and Analog
In high-tech Japan, an antiques dealer pioneers a new way to listen to digital music -- by piping the tunes through tube radios. Nobuyuki Hayashi reports from Tokyo. From
Wired News on September 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned
A music-activism group is staging a massive call-in to congressional members Tuesday to protest the Induce Act and urge protection of consumers' rights to music and movies they own. By Katie Dean. From
Wired News on September 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Grammar and Punctuation for the Web: What's Proper?
Practical tips from Amy Gahran on
writing for the Web: "Most of us were educated to believe that there is one "correct" (and fairly formal) version of English grammar and punctuation, and any deviation from that is mere sloppiness. Not true! The whole point of grammar and punctuation is to enhance understanding HYPHEN not to enforce rigid conformity." From
elearningpost on September 14, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..
Leer y escribir weblogs
Dice Hernán Casciari en Orsai: Escribir en un blog --sospecho-- es como hablar por teléfono con un lápiz y una libreta al lado. En general no nos damos cuenta, pero la mano cobra vida propia y empieza a hacer dibujitos,... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 14, 2004 at 4:54 a.m..
Learn About The Maine Coon Cat
Karol Gajda teaches you literally everything you may ever want to know about the wonderful Maine Coon. You'll learn all about the Maine Coon in easy-to-understand language and not cat show jargon. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004] From
PR Web on September 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Kerry Details Bush's Wrong Choices That Led to Iraq War and Isolationist Policy, Leaving USA Without Needed Resources on Homefront
Kerry noted 45 million Americans have no health insurance, 8 Million Americans are unemployed, and the Iraq war has cost $200 billion so far, money that could have been spent on developing jobs and full healthcare for all Americans, including veterans.Said Senator Kerry, "When I'm president, America will once again stand up to our enemies without destroying or denying our best hopes here at home. We will strengthen our military to meet new threats and we will build and lead strong alliances. We will build a stronger America, with good jobs, better wages, health care for all, and energy i From
PR Web on September 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Dogs smarts at the bus stop.
School age children all across the country are walking to and from bus stops on their own every day. Do they know what to do should a stray dog approach them? Parents and professionals can provide basic tools to increase their safety [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004] From
PR Web on September 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Sanuvox unveils the patented 99.9% kill commercial / residential UV Bio-Wall Quattro Air Purifier
Sanuvox Technologies introduces the first commercial/residential ultraviolet air purifier that will treat the entire volume of air flowing over it in one single pass. Based on the overwhelmingly successful design of the Commercial UV Bio-Wall, which received its U.S. Patent in March 2004, the Bio-Wall QUATTRO can achieve a 'kill factor' of up to 99.9%. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004] From
PR Web on September 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Six Techniques Every Babysitter Should Know
Studies have shown that trained babysitters are more prepared to prevent emergencies through proper safety planning and to handle such incidents when they unfortunately happen. Every day, teenagers jump into the business of looking after the neighborhood kids HYPHEN with and without adequate training - and the ones that are better trained are more confident and often receive more referrals. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004] From
PR Web on September 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
New Spirituality Communications Signs Hoffman Institute as Client
New Spirituality Communications, the nation's first public relations and marketing firm focusing on the swiftly emerging "spiritual marketplace," has signed the worldwide Hoffman Institute as its second major charter client. Hoffman joins the well-known writer Neale Donald Walsch, author of the best-selling "Conversations With God" series of books, as part of New Spirituality Communications' growing roster of blue-chip, spiritually focused clients. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004] From
PR Web on September 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
YesSoftware Releases DemoCharge 2004TM
Simplifies Creation of Animated Demos for use in Web content, Emails, Tutorials, and Training and Help Materials [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004] From
PR Web on September 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Multiple home pages with FireFox
A new feature for Firefox (at least new to me!). If you want to initially go to a couple of addresses when you first start a browser session then you'll be glad to know that Firefox can open these up for you. Just goto tools >> option >> general >> Home Page - Location(s) and enter the addresses you want to goto seperated by a pipe. e.g. http://www.soulsoup.net | http://www.gmail.com | http://www.salesforce.co From
soulsoup on September 14, 2004 at 4:00 a.m..
Promoting Your Blog
Promoting Your Blog By Biz Stonefrom Blogger Knowledge Apart from Blogger Application Settings optimization tips the post also points out some fundamental success factors of a blog. to quote - Write quality content and do it well. Publish regular updates. Think of your audience. Keep search engines in mind. Keep your posts and paragraphs short. Put your blog URL in your email si From
soulsoup on September 14, 2004 at 4:00 a.m..
Fears for new digital radio system - Chris McWhinnie, BBC
Plans to offer the internet using mains electricity cables could cause so much interference that new digital radio stations could be obliterated, a broadcasting conference has been told. The warning came from Peter Senger, the chair of the Digital Ra From
Techno-News Blog on September 14, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
RFID to Be Served 7-Eleven Style - Evan Schuman, eWeek
A dairy truck driver pulls up to a 7-Eleven convenience store and is preparing to deliver crates of milk when the store manager greets him. "Hold on a moment," the manager says, as he looks at an RFID readout on his PDA. "These crates over here are bad From
Techno-News Blog on September 14, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
RFID Makes Its Mark - Susan Kuchinskas, Internet News
Is that an embedded RFID (define) tag or just a lump? Soon, workers will be able to tell at a glance. The promise of RFID is the automatic collection of data. As a carton of goods with tags attached passes a reader installed at a loading dock, the rea From
Techno-News Blog on September 14, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
FIT opens doors to all - Fiji Times
Higher education has never been more accessible now than ever before thanks to the Fiji Institute of Technology. FIT director Kolinio Meo said there was no limit to the number of students they could enrol nor a limit on the age group. "FIT now has the From
Online Learning Update on September 14, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
Assault Weapons for All
E.J. Dionne (Washington Post):
Staring Down the Barrel of The NRA. Sure, Bush says, he would sign a renewal of the (assault weapons) ban, which theoretically puts him on the side of the majority. But a president who was happy to bring excruciating pressure on Congress to pass his tax measures lifted not a finger to get Republican leaders in Congress to put the assault weapons bill on his desk. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 14, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Aesthetics In Web Design
Aesthetics In Web Design -- Summary From Asterisk Aesthetics in Web design are important……but only to a certain degree. Probably more important than I like to give them credit, but not the most important part of your overarching Web design effort. It seems that once you reach a certain aesthetic "standard" the details beyond are simply icing on the cake and very subject to subjective interpretation. One thing I couldn't help but thinking in all of this From
soulsoup on September 14, 2004 at 3:01 a.m..
E-learning models
E-learning models From Random Walk in E-Learning, a discussion Marie said her elearning model is like free-ranging chicken. A safe environment (free of fox e.g.) and food are provided. However, the chicken has to search for the food - as contrast to battery hens. We were on our way to a Chinese restaurant, so I added that another elearning model is like "yum cha". We can provide the learners with a large range of dim sums and let the learners have a taste of a board range of choices. Diver From
soulsoup on September 14, 2004 at 3:01 a.m..
The Ethics of Video Game-Based Simulation
The Ethics of Video Game-Based Simulation from E-Learning Queen Read it long ago, forgot to blog it! The problem with most games is that they feature "charms" and magical amulet-type pieces which, unfortunately, do not exist in the real world. The player who is used to being able to gain lives, power, or magical abilities by grabbing rings, flashing jewels, amulets, or other items, may experience a kind of cognitive disconnect when confronted wi From
soulsoup on September 14, 2004 at 3:01 a.m..
WikiSpam is Making me Grrrrrrrrr
Attention everyone in IP 221.*.*.* and 60.*.*.* - you have been banned from our Ocotillo wikis. Sorry if you are accidently in that group, but place the blame on 221.198.73.159, 60.25.119.199, 221.196.57.131 and who has been repeatedly inserting into our wikis a mangle of URLs to strange Asian URLs, and a handful of other IPs hidden behind anonymizer blankets. I am tired, so until convinced otherwise, I am applying broadly unfair IP bans. I very much suspect wikis are doomed- they are even easier than blogs to spam. It is easy to spot now, since there is light legit activi From
cogdogblog on September 14, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..
Lab session on Bloglines
In the computer lab today we ran through the basics of taking content from a data base and dropping it into a variety of page formats, which makes RSS possible, which makes news aggregators possible, etc. Everyone set up public Bloglines accounts, loaded up some of their classmates' sites and some others they've found so far, and set up one or two standing searches on Bloglines and Google. I showed quickly how to add html code to the sidebar of a Blogger template, for posting links.... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on September 14, 2004 at 12:54 a.m..
via CNNI hope this isn't surprising for most peopl ...
via
CNNI hope this isn't surprising for most people who might peruse this - but just dumping a whole bunch of technology on a school is not going to make it better. I can't imagine anyone thinking that by putting the biggest and best whiteboards in a university is going to attract the motherload of rich students. one thing that spoke to me - the pervasive computing attracted not the big pocketbooks as hoped, but the poorer students. It comes down to the teaching. If you teach well, with or without technology, you From
blog.IT on September 14, 2004 at 12:00 a.m..
Bloggers rake CBS
I've gotten a fair number of questions of what I think about the bloggers digging into CBS with evidence and conjecture about the authenticity of the memos about George Bush's national guard service. I wanted to figure out what I had to say first, before saying it. So here goes. 1. That bloggers are great and powerful news breakers and fact-checkers is no news to me, or to readers of this blog. Reminds me of the time, four years ago, when it was
discovered that AOL Time-Warner was running an MP3 s From
unmediated on September 13, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..
Lame-ass cable operator news du jour
One grace of the utility marketplace is the ability of local and regional governments to provide what monopoly utilities can't, or won't. Such is sometimes the case with high speed Internet service. Now comes
Public Fiber Tough to Swallow, from
Wired News.Across the United States, towns and cities dissatisfied with data services provided by the private sector are now delivering high-speed connectivity to the doorstep, often at lower prices. From
unmediated on September 13, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..
PPV recording changes afoot
Dawn Chmielewski
writes in a piece Thursday in the San Jose Mercury News that both
ReplayTV and
TiVo will meet "restrictions" requested by movie studios and television broadcasters as to how long pay-per-view programming can be kept on DVRs. Chmielewski provides the following information from TiVo's associate general counsel, Max Ochoa. Their television screen will display warn From
unmediated on September 13, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..
Another private file-sharing app: Grouper
Grouper is a P2P software application that allows users to share their personal media within private groups. Using P2P technology it connects users directly to friends' hard drives allowing the sharing of large files in an encrypted environment.With the client installed, you can create groups of up to 30 members and invite people to join them. The invitation includes the client. Each peer can choos From
unmediated on September 13, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..
Monday: Network News, R.I.P.
There's a lot of talk all of a sudden about the end of the era of network news. This is nothing new to some of us, but the frequency of the discussion has certainly picked up in recent weeks, and especially so over the weekend. Some of it has to do with the political conventions, as Tom Rosenstiel wrote in a
poignant obituary for the Washington Post.What happened this summer, and particularly last week, is likely to be recalled as the end of the era From
unmediated on September 13, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..